Drop 2 Chords: The Prettiest Jazz Piano Chords 😍

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LESSON SUMMARY
Sometimes as jazz piano students, we can get so caught up with progressions, voicings and improv ideas that we fail to give adequate attention to the timeless melodies that we've inherited. You know you're guilty of this if you treat a jazz melody as "filler music" before your solo starts. Well, in today's Quick Tip, Drop 2 Voicings—The Complete Guide, Jonny May breaks down one of the most beautiful arranging techniques used by pianists like Bill Evans and Barry Harris for playing captivating chord melodies.

► Level 8 Foundations - Drop 2 Voicings:

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - What is a Drop 2 Voicing?
04:29 - Step 1: 4-Note Closed Chords
06:16 - Step 2: Drop Voice 2
09:29 - Step 3: Apply to a Song
15:09 - Conclusion
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Happy practicing!
Jonny May

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00:00 - Intro
00:56 - What is a Drop 2 Voicing?
04:29 - Step 1: 4-Note Closed Chords
06:16 - Step 2: Drop Voice 2
09:29 - Step 3: Apply to a Song
15:09 - Conclusion

[DSMS-nuvj]

Thank you for this tutorial! I would love to see you play a full cover of Smile. I think it would be fabulous!

[regulocastromusic]

Beautiful sounding chords, it reminds me of old hollywood movies lush strings and some passages of Arabesque No. 1 by Debussy. Thanks for sharing Mr. Jonny, you're a really good teacher.

[AH-pspt]

Beautifully and simply explained! Thank you!!!

[fabiancosster]

My favourite jazz piano chord voicing is the drop 2 technique

[julianbenedict]

Excellent content! I am a beginner as an adult and can understand your explanations.

[billhasty]

Love the Drama out of Jonny. Thanks for the video.

[paulsupleembacecpc]

As usual, killer content. You have completely rejuvenated my rusty fingers and dull piano brain. Thank you!

[HeavyMetalBarpiano]

These are real nice voicings indeed. 🤘🎹

[JS-wnrb]

Absolutely wonderful explanations of concepts and how to use.

[mistergrooveman]

Man … you give so much !
Thanks, it’s gold !
Take care !
🎉🎉🎉

[justband]

Great Video. Thank you for this systematic approach.

[Bassynater]

Got my email for this and almost passed it up, so glad I didn’t, what a beautiful lesson

[robshrock-shirakbari]

Even those who already know this can still pick up something watching you teach. [thumbs up]

[absolventenservice]

Jonny May is the best Jazz Piano Teacher on the internet and on YouTube. Since I found Jonny I made progress playing Jazz. I've tried many teachers in one-to-one lessons. They were all crap compared to Jonny.

[normalizedaudio]

My friend is Stravinski and we play what ever chords we want.

[jessepearson]

Great lesson, thanks...I couldn't help but notice when you were playing the final piece in it's entirety that you're piano sounded somewhat out of tune here and there as if you were in something like a "Mean Tone" tuning? Did you notice that too? Looks like you have an electric piano, I would check the internal tuning settings. Otherwise you sound great...

[tisheetee]

Wait... how do i know what inversion to use? Does this work on minor chords?

[donaldbernard]

Why didn’t you voice the F6 from the root..it’s contained (FAD/C)

[MrBuckoP]

are you on vacation? Who's this new guy? John Proulx? Am I in the right spot?